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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

香港立法局

28 June 1989 一九八九年六月二十八日

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Any person who installs additional vehicle lights not in compliance with these regulations will be required to rectify the infringements or in serious cases be prosecuted.

The present enforcement measures coupled with regular vehicle examinations are considered adequate. Government will continue to monitor the situation and introduce further control measures if warranted.

Motions

PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE moved the following motion:

"That the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1989, made by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board on 8 May 1989, be approved."

He said: Sir, I move the motion standing in my name on the Order Paper in respect of the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1989.

Section 29 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance empowers the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, subject to the approval of this Council, to make regulations prescribing the fees payable in respect of any registration made and any licence and certificate issued under the Ordinance.

The board has resolved to amend the various fees set out in the Ninth Schedule to the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations. As it is the policy for such fees to be set at a level that ensures full cost-recovery, the costs involved in effecting the regulations and issuing the licences and certificates specified in this schedule have been examined. It is proposed to increase these fees by stages until full cost-recovery is obtained.

The estimated costs are $5.7 million in 1988-89. If the proposed regulations are approved, the estimated annual revenue will be $2.7 million, representing 47% of estimated costs. These fees will be reviewed again in 1991, with a view to achieving full cost-recovery in that year.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question on the motion proposed, put and agreed to.